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The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded the Arizona Department of Agriculture a cooperative agreement totaling $229,805 on January 1, 2026, to conduct exotic fruit fly surveys in Arizona through December 31, 2026, under the Cooperative Agreements with States for Surveillance, Control, and Eradication of Pests and Diseases program.

The recipient will survey approximately 12,000 acres of commercial citrus, residential areas adjacent to commercial groves, and wholesale and retail nursery and packing facilities using national and approved trapping protocols. The work includes a robust quality control program to verify survey personnel performance and timeliness. Deliverables are a determination of exotic fruit fly presence or absence in Arizona, with affirmation of absence in high-risk locations, and continued domestic and international market access for citrus fruit, melons, dates, and nursery stock. Expected outcomes include increased confidence in the absence of exotic fruit flies in high-risk areas, successful eradication of any incipient population detections, maintained market access, and satisfaction of international trade requirements.

Work is performed in Arizona. The award obligates $229,805, comprised of personnel costs of $137,898, fringe benefits of $62,055, travel of $52,608, and supplies and other costs of $2,060. No sub-recipients are identified at the time of award.

Purpose

The purpose of the exotic fruit fly (EFF) survey agreement is to survey for the introduction and/or presence of exotic fruit flies in arizona; to monitor pathways for entry; to maintain market access; and encourage early detection for successful eradication. 2.

Activities

Included in the 2026 plan, is the on-going survey of nearly 12,000 acres of commercial citrus, residential areas buffering commercial groves, and wholesale and retail nurseries and packing facilities. National and approved trapping protocols will be utilized. A robust quality control program will also be in place to confirm the ability and timeliness of all survey personnel activities throughout the program. 3. Deliverables and expected outcomes: a. Deliverables: a determination of the presence/absence of EFF in arizona. A) affirmation of absence of EFF in high-risk locations; b) continued domestic/international market access for citrus fruit, melons, dates, and nursery stock. B.

Expected outcomes

A) increased confidence in absence of EFF in high-risk locations; b) successful eradication of any incipient population detections; c) continued domestic and international market access of citrus fruits, dates, and nursery stock; d) satisfaction of international trade requirements. 4. Intended beneficiary(IES): a) commercial citrus growers, in protecting arizona citrus from citrus disease and other pests; b) residential citizens who have landscape citrus, grown throughout arizona. 5. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: none. Financials: personnel = $137,898; fringe = $62,055; travel = $52,608; supplies/other = $2,060